Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT; King's Lynn and West Norfolk; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Critical Care Outreach Practitioner to join its team in King's Lynn. This role involves providing expert clinical management for critically ill patients, training ward staff, and ensuring high-quality patient-centred care. The ideal candidate will hold relevant healthcare qualifications and demonstrate advanced skills in patient assessment and management. This permanent, full-time position offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a supportive and dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in an acute environment.
• Competence with BiPAP, CPAP and High Flow Nasal.
• Good understanding of ABGs and blood results.
• Advanced assessment skills.
• Chest X-ray basic interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical assessment and management of critically ill patients.
• Work within the Critical Care Outreach team and manage defined caseloads.
• Provide support and training to ward staff on critical patient management.
• Promote interagency multidisciplinary working to enhance service delivery.

Skills

Teaching experience

Ability to influence staff

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Advanced level of Critical or Acute care problem solving

Ability to work autonomously

Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development

Flexibility to cover 24/7 outreach service

Education

Registered Healthcare Professional

Educated to Degree Level

Teaching and assessing qualification

ALERT Course or equivalent

ALS (Resuscitation Council UK) provider

Certified Acute Care Course or equivalent

Competence in National Critical Care Outreach framework

Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Job description

Critical Care Outreach Practitioner

The closing date is 30 January 2026

The Outreach team is a 24-hour nurse-led service that supports care delivery to deteriorating patients across the Trust. The Outreach team is available 24/7 for advice, support, and guidance on the management, planning, and treatment options for deteriorating patients in the ward and assessment areas.

The team serves as a complementary support system, working with the parental nursing and medical teams to provide guidance and support.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert clinical assessment, management and monitoring of patients with critical illness and facilitate essential treatments when needed.
• Work as a member of the Critical Care Outreach team to provide high-quality, individualised care for critically ill patients, developing opportunities to manage defined caseloads of patients with the support of the Lead Nurse.
• Provide specialist advice, support, teaching and training to the ward staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding the management of patients with critical illness, sharing critical care skills and knowledge.
• Facilitate staff in delivering patient-centred care that is clinically effective, proactive and dynamic in the identification and management of critically ill patients throughout the organisation.
• Embrace and promote interagency multidisciplinary working through joint action plans, protocols and pathways to support quality improvements in service delivery.
• Contribute to the strategic development of patient and healthcare services.
• Provide professional and managerial leadership individually and within the team.
• Deputise for the Lead Nurse as appropriate.
• Participate in clinical Governance and risk management strategies.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding this opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant experience in an acute environment.
• Portfolio of career long development
• Competence and/ or Experience with BiPAP, CPAP and High Flow Nasal.
• Good understanding of ABG's and blood results
• Advanced assessment skills
• Chest X-ray basic interpretation

Qualifications/training and professional development

• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant professional body
• Educated to Degree Level
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• ALERT Course or equivalent
• ALS (Resuscitation Council UK) provider.
• Certified Acute Care Course or equivalent
• Degree/Diploma with specialist courses & enhanced skills to MSC level
• Competence in National Critical Care Outreach framework
• Advanced Clinical Assessment skills course
• Non-Medical Prescribing Course

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

• Teaching experience
• Able to influence staff and promote change
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with adherence to information Governance
• Advanced level of Critical or Acute care Problem solving
• Ability to communicate in complex matters, issues and/or in a complex situation
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team
• Mature and approachable
• A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
• Able to work flexibly to cover 24/7 outreach service including weekends and night duty.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - King's Lynn

£47,810 to £54,710 per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-096-26CC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - King's Lynn